Edward Young Quotes

It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

Downtime for me is just when I can sit still.

Solitude helps you reflect.

There is nothing like being left alone again, to walk peacefully with oneself in the woods. To boil one's coffee and fill one's pipe, and to think idly and slowly as one does it.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

I highly recommend time to yourself.

Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.

It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.

I spend most of my time alone, because I so value and thrive in the quiet. Heaven.

Take time to be quiet.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

By all means use sometimes to be alone.

In my down time, I'm a homebody. I like to do a walkabout. I like my alone time.

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.

There's nothing like the peace of the countryside, the quiet and the lack of distraction. It helps you to focus your mind.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.